Filtered Judgment

The purpose of this section of the class was to show us the "wonders of the blogoshere" and all its benefits. I feel that it has, to the point at which I may now become a blogger! I really enjoy writing to an audience, but I am feeling like the rules of this assignment are starting to become restrictions... I thought that in the beginning of this project the assignments counted as entries. I guess I'm wrong, but I threw my energy into those assignments, and some of my best posts no longer count towards my final project. I by no means am saying that posts like my Youtube video or my brother's song should count towards my academic blog, but what about our general college experiences? I have written about things that I've learned while at PSU that extend beyond the scope of my IST 110 Honors classroom. It's ironic, because the vibe I always got from that class was that it was about pushing the envelope, extending beyond classroom limits, using everything from the technology to the "open forum" style in which class is conducted to do so. It seems counterintuitive to have our blogs filled only with the topics at hand. Our lives are full of experiences that could make our blogs creative, unique, and fun to read. Do these types of posts count simply because they make our work more creative?
The course material has succeeded, but did it do so as it intended? I may in fact become an active blogger, but it has more to do with wanting to get out and write about things for which I have a passion. I feel better about it! But what about those kids that may not be getting into the the class assignments, but would write about something that kindles their fire, loosing in them that beautiful spark of human spirit? It takes time to put these posts together. I have spent a good couple hours on my blog posts from time to time, and it's hard to find that time. The thought of keeping some level of creativity while doubling the output of my blog is daunting to say the least. Sometimes it's hard to make the posts about class topics creative.
To recap: of course, we need to have a curriculum, and we have to do those posts for the class. I have no intention of complaining about them, because I learn more interesting things after each one. I'm only saying that practically speaking, if it was only meant to be academic, then for future classes it should be called an academic blog and not an academic/personal blog. I have become personally attached to my blog. I want it to be just as much about me as a person as a student.

~~ As to the earlier version of this post (it has been made less scathing), I apologize. I have to learn to not post in my blog until I can speak like a big boy about the topic at hand.